Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Advent 4 Alternate (Dec. 21, 2008) Luke 1:39-56 For an audio MP3 of this sermon, CLICK HERE TITLE: “Blessed is the fruit of your womb†Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for today is the […]
Lost Temple by Tom Harper My review rating: 3 of 5 stars Good escapist book. Nothing special. Set in Greece in like 1947. View all my reviews.
I really envy pastors that get excited about Christmas. In many respects I truly love Christmas. I think that Advent hymns are probably the strongest in the hymnal, and once you get past all the English carols, Lutheran hymnody on our Lord’s Incarnation are wonderful and as full of Gospel as any you will find. […]
What is the history of the liturgical movement in the Missouri Synod? If you were to come up with names, some of them would include Fredrich Lochner, Arthur Carl Piepkorn, Valparaiso, Fort Wayne, Arthur Just, Walter Buszin, the St. James Society, Ron Feuerhahn, and others. No matter how you compiled your list, one name would […]
Where do you go for inspiration on sermons? Don’t say the Bible. I know that. Probably the most fruitful place I seem to go the last couple years has been Johan Gerhard’s Postilla, published by Repristination Press. This volume is simply fantastic. I am constnatly amazed by his breadth of biblical knowledge, and the connections […]